BC Registries Application - Hours of Availability

Last updated on September 12, 2023

Availability will vary based upon payment type:

Pre-Authorized Debit payments and Online Banking:

  • Available 24/7 with the exception of regular scheduled maintenance  every Sunday from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM PST.

Credit Card:

  • Direct payment by credit card is available 24/7, unless third-party payment services are unavailable.

Linked BC Online accounts:

  • Payment through linked BC Online accounts is available 6:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST, Monday to Saturday.
  • BC Online payment is not available on Sundays.

Registry APIs:

  • Registry API services are always available with the exception of planned outages and regular scheduled maintenance every Sunday from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM PST.
  • Planned outages are posted on the API Discourse forum Announcements, so be sure to ‘watch’ for new posts.

Availability is also dependent upon other authentication services :

  • Court Services Online may not be available on Sundays between 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST due to regularly scheduled maintenance
  • Wills Registry may not be available on Wednesdays between 6 am - 8 am for regularly scheduled maintenance
  • You can log in to the BC Registry application using BC Services Card, BCeID and 2-Factor Authentication 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, provided there are no unforeseen outages or maintenance on these authentication services

Support:

  • Please use Google Chrome, Firefox or Edge browsers for the BC Registry application. 
  • If you find the system not functioning, please contact the BC Registries helpdesk at 1-877-526-1526. 
  • BC Registries helpdesk is available Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.